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By Jagdish Rattanani |
A global movement that focuses on human capital as a driver of change and growth for a new generation is a welcome move…
By Arun Maira |
Some economists are vigorously churning out statistics to prove that the Indian economy is generating enough jobs. Some…
By Kiran Desai |
Gujarat has again captured the attention of the entire country for the wrong reasons. The assault and harassment of…
By Ajit Ranade |
India’s economic growth this year will once again be among the fastest in the world, even ahead of China. The real GDP…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
Under Kochhar, the bank consolidated, but its DNA of aggressive growth took over and problems were back soon. In 2018,…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
M J Akbar has quit. But not before we saw how he wanted to cling on. He was not the one to leave his berth in a hurry.…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
After two rounds of a hike in the policy repo rate, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has announced a pause. The…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The resignation of Chanda Kochhar from ICICI Bank has come not a day too soon. Her formal exit from the bank announced…
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Contrary to widespread expectations of an increase of 25 basis points (by 50 bps by some), the Monetary Policy…
By Himadri Bhattacharya |
The MPC of the RBI caught almost everyone by surprise by keeping the policy repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent in its…
By Usha Thorat |
The change in stance from neutral to “calibrated tightening” also puts to rest any speculation about cut in rates and…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The cut in prices of petrol and diesel announced today tells us just how shaky the government feels. All around are…
By Ajit Ranade |
The right to stand for elections is neither a divine nor a human right. It is not even a fundamental right as per the…
By Jagdish Rattanani |
The killing of an executive by police constables in the dead of night on the streets of Lucknow has sparked outrage…
By Ranjit K Pattnaik, Jagdish Rattanani |
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting this week comes under the shadow of the massive IL&FS default that has…